Carbon Monoxide Alarms – Commercial Buildings

Effective June 27, 2015Carbon Monoxide Alarms – Commercial Buildings

The Department of State has adopted a rule that amends the Uniform Code by adding provisions applicable to carbon monoxide alarms in commercial buildings.

Transition Period for Existing Commercial Buildings: June 27, 2015 to June 27, 2016 (Compliance Date: June 27, 2016)
The “transition period” provides that owners of existing commercial buildings are encouraged to install carbon monoxide detection as quickly as practicable; provides that the owner of an existing commercial building shall not be deemed to be in violation of section 1228.4 if the owner provides the authority having jurisdiction with a written statement certifying that such owner is attempting in good faith to install carbon monoxide detection that complies with the requirements of this section 1228.4 in such owner’s existing commercial building as quickly as practicable; and provides that carbon monoxide detection that satisfies the requirements of section 1228.4 must be installed and must be fully operational in all existing commercial buildings by the end of the transition period.

Chapter 541 of the Laws of 2014
Recently, Governor Cuomo signed a bill that amends the Executive Law to require that the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code address standards for the installation of carbon monoxide detecting devices and requiring that every commercial building and restaurant that has appliances, devices or systems that may emit carbon monoxide or an attached garage be equipped with carbon monoxide detecting devices of such manufacture, design and installation standards as are established by the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council.

State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council
The Department of State and the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (Code Council) have developed a rule that will add provisions applicable to carbon monoxide detecting devices to the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code). The rule will apply to all new and existing commercial buildings and restaurants that have appliances, devices or systems that may emit carbon monoxide, or that have an attached garage. These new provisions will be contained in a new Section 1228.4 to be added to 19 NYCRR Part 1228.

Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
The Department of State adopted a rule that adds provisions applicable to carbon monoxide detecting devices to the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code). The rule applies to all new and existing commercial buildings and restaurants that have appliances, devices or systems that may emit carbon monoxide, or that have an attached garage. These new provisions are contained in a new Section 1228.4 added to 19 NYCRR Part 1228.